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The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that he plans to cut Australia's immigration intake. The States and Territories have been asked to provide data towards a 'Population Management National Framework' from the end of January, to not only raise concerns about congestion in their ...

Scott Morrison has foreshadowed that he plans to cut Australia's immigration intake, in his first Council of Australian Governments as Prime Minister. That could see a fall from 190 000 to 160 000 per year and he's asked Premiers and Chief Ministers to advise him on where there's skills shortages ...

Parliamentarians are back in Canberra for the final sitting fortnight of the year, and it's shaping up as a show-stopper. Tensions are once again building in government ranks following Labor's landslide victory in the Victorian State election. Moderate Victorian Liberals say the crushing ...

Last year more than 3,000 Australians took their own lives. It's a staggering statistic and one that raises questions about the adequacy of our mental health care services. The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has committed to holding a Royal Commission into the state's troubled mental ...